Industry | Video gaming |
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Founded | 1983 |
Defunct | 2011 |
Fate | Absorbed into Mattel in 2010s |
Successor | Mattel |
Headquarters | |
Number of employees | 2500[1] (1998) |
Parent | Mattel |
Radica Games Limited was a Hong Kong[1] company that produced electronic games, founded in 1983. It began by producing electronic souvenir games for casinos.[2] In the late 1990s, it became known for its Bass Fishin line of games.[1] On October 3, 2006, Mattel, Inc. announced the completion of their acquisition of Radica.[3] While Radica produced electronic handheld games based on casino or card games, it has branched out into toys, board games, and video game accessories.[4]